Washable corset.



l. SAY'NI'SCH. WASHBLE CURSET. APPLICATIQN FI LED SEPT. 11, |915.

ATTORNEYS .Patented Feb THE COLUMBIA PLANUIJRAPH C0., WASHINGTON, D. c4

portion t a slot' or notch 15,V ightly greater than irset :fabric at the" 3f at thesteels, A sof 13 will Y easily. approrigs 11 when .ailof b lfare' brought intox ngs 11 ofthe pocket *The sizeof ltl'iej greater' than the fr.

fisfself-evident that` l iefs'teeli are 'spaced e; made fto 'protrude V .-1,.vthenotches` 15 @y e Al'oweredge of the rp'reventthe steel. jfront edge of the 75 when af'steel ,is en-p y iown inFigs. 2,53 oft-thenotches li hepocket prevents i111 inthe i'JOCkef/S- er endof thesteeli` te with-aires'il-ient ereby the link vcan tpositions-Lu lWhen steelfg-as* shown in be inthe position When all'the .pro` y. l Y. Y y

. brought' .inA aline-i` lthe :steel is shift-. V

ressure to the rear the materialk of Q .y Lof" the. projections igezthe lower.v edge rg. by* lowering theI R16 or by simply pro-H" vj l he" pocket.. to" enter the pocket 1 forcing .itftof theV V VW111i.- be i .i5-religie;

icket', thus rfovrcngI 110 f the steel against" iet. This Awill also aotchesl against Y .8.5m steel'isnotched, as..

v- .Yorin siiYNiscH,v or 'NEW YORK, iv. Y.

igivigsel y ToaZ fwmf/n,y t may concern f Be it known that-I, Yorin SAYNisorn'a subject' of the King of Italy, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State-0f New York, have invented a new and Improved. 1Nash-V otherjgarment. j j n /Vith theabove'andother objects in view,

thenature of which' will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention y. Vconsistsjin the novel construction; combina- 1 'tion' and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, Aillustrated and claimed.

' In the accompanying drawings', forming part of the application, similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefviews.

l.Figure 1 V's a perspective elevationof av corset lembodying my invention; Fig;V 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the` front .edge ofthe corset 'showing the steellocked within the corset fabricglFig. 3 isaA similarview of theffront edgeof the corset, showing the front-steel partly out ofthe pocketwhich is adapted to laccommodate the steel -andin which the steel is adapted to be locked; Fig.

4 is a cross section on line 1 -t, Fig.- 2; Fig. 5 1s a similar cross section' on line 5-15,

F iff.' 3 F i 6 is a section onj line 6-6 Fifi' '2; and Fig.V 7` is a, fragmentary-rear elevay tion 'of the-corset partly brokenfawayto vshow the details of construction?4v lThe subject matter of this invention-isanl v the corset.. The notches.'

f improvement over my Patent No4-1,147,555, issued JulyQO, 1915. f VReferring vto the drawings, the vrwashable Y corset fabricl 8 at leach 'side edge thereof is lv 'tially through thev length of'thejlongitiidiv;

provided with a pocket 9 exter'idir'igisubstanj` nal edge.-l HEach of the pockets has1 atra'nsL verse opening or slit 10 adjacent .theuppe *end Of h@ PocketSuitably-spaced open'- j ings Vare also provided in the free edge of' v each of the pockets. ste/e112 havingsuitably-spaced lateral Vprojections `13 is fitted. into each pocket through theslit 10. Thewidth ofthe vpocketis substantiallyfequal" wAsHABLE C ORSQ' p I` :Specicatoirof Letters-ilvatentl Application ined septemberi?, 1.915. `sergiaiio. 51,142.

'v steel has ldependii'ig from the steel proper by the width 'of ,which is f sl the: thicknessA of the c( frontjedge: of the pocke openings 11'. is; slightly Width of `the projections j that the said -proj ectigons triidc .throughv theV openi the yprojections lof" aL stef alinement with the openii engagedbygthe steel( It .the projections` 13 -off'tl similarly :to the openings :As the .projections 13I ,an

through-the .g openings' VI] thereof-.will'p'ass over v.the

openings 11 and; therebj from receding from the vpockets;"that is Yto say,

gaged inga pocket, ,as sl and 7,11' the engagementI with the, front' edge of vt the steel withinth'epocle ward the rearv wall 'there To facilitate the Vmanip when 'inserting or remov: the corresponding -pocket Vv otally secured-to thefupp 1 TheJ-iipper edge ofthe s ..shown at 17, to cooperal catch 18f YVon the". link, wh

be maintained yat difieren inserting. or` removing` a Fig.n 3', the link 16., must,`

as .indicated in` Fig. f3.2 w

j e'ctions: 13 of-"a steel are nientv with the openings-1 fed bodily by applying p1 edgel -off` the steel throug of the: openings 11 ieith'e '1r-steel byv means ofthe lin pulling onxthe: projection truded` through the* fpoc will still proj ect` through thev4 steelf'will be within t L .By turning the 'link -16v fthrough thekslit and? ther position YshownV `indottedv against the'itop of the pr .f the lower-fs'traight edge Yo to the totaly width ofl the'steel and projection. Each of the projections 1 3 of the the flower end ofthe pocli force the bottom of 4thei Y aV neater the corresponding lower edges of the openings 11. rrlhe engagement of the lower edge of the steel with the bottom andthe upper edge of the link with the top of the pocket will prevent any longitudinal displacement of the steel within the pocket, while the engagement of the notch with the front edge of the pocket prevents any lateral displacement of the steel; consequently the steel is positively loclred' within the pocket from any displacement.

The coperating front and rear steels have the usual fastening devices provided on their projections 13. rEhe corset fabric has rear flaps 19 adjacent the front edge of `each pocket for protecting the body from the projections 13 of the steel. Narrower front iaps 2O are provided at the front edge of each pochet which extend only partly over the projections 13 to cover the depending portions lil of the projections, thus giving appearance'to the corset.

When a steel is'tofberemoved from aipoclret the linlr 16 is forced through the slit 10 by applying pressure at the front edge of the pocket, as can be easily seen in Fig. Q'. After forcing the link out of the slit 1G the same can be returned to its original position at the outside of the pocket. The steel can then be pulled up within the pocket to bring the projections 13 in alinement with the corresponding openings 11. A pressure on the projections will force them into the pocket, bringing the Arear edge of the steel against the rear edgev of the pocket. By pulling on the link 19 the steel can be pulled out of the pocket. When the steels of the corset are removed, as stated, the fabric can be easily washed as any ordinary garment.

I claim:

1. ln a corset, a washable. fabric body, front and rear steels each having notched, spaced projections, said fabric having pocl ets at the longitudinal edges thereof eachY adapted to receive a steel with its projections, said pockets having openings in the edges thereof through which said projections of the steels are adapted to protrude, the notches of the projections being adapted to engage the edge of a pocket at the openings, said projections of steels having the usual closure fastening means. v

2. ln a corset, a washable fabric body,

front and rear steels having notched, space projections, said fabric having pockets at the longitudinal edges thereof, each of said pockets having a slit adjacent the upper end thereof through which a steel with its projections may be inserted or removed from the pocket, each of said pockets having openings in the edge thereof through which the projections are adapted to protrude, the notches of the projections being adapted to engage the edge ofthe poclret at the openings, whereby the steel is prevented from lateral displacement within the pocket, a link at the upper end of the steel for facilitating the manipulation thereof and adapted to engage the upper end of the pocket, whereby the lower end of the steel is brought into engagement with the lower end of the pocket, thereby locking the steel from longitudinal displacement within the pocket. Y

3. ln a corset, a washable fabric body, front and rear steels each having spaced, lateral projections, said fabric having longitudinal pockets adjacent the longitudinal edges thereof, each poclret having a slit ad jacent the upper end thereof through which a steel may be inserted inthe pocket or removed therefrom with the projections thereof, each of said pockets having openings in the edge thereof through which said projections are adapted to protrude, each of said projections having a longitudinal notch in proximity to the steel body for engaging the edge of the pocket at the lower end of the opening, a link at the upper end of the steel, and means for maintaining the linlr at predetermined positions on said steel, said link being adapted to-engage the upper end of the pocket, thereby forcing the lower end of the steel against the lower end of the pocket, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A steel for corsets having spaced latera-l projections, a link pivotally connected to one end of the steel, and means for loci;- ing the linl in predetermined positions on the steel, said steel hai/ing a longitudinal notch in each projection in proximity to the steel body.

5. In a corset, a Washable fabric body having pockets at the longitudinal edges thereof, a steel removably associated with each pocket, said steel l'iaving spaced, notched projections, said pockets having openings inthe edges through which the projections are adapted to protrude, the notches of the projections being adapted to engage the edge of a pocket, and means for locking the steel in its pocket, said projections of the steels having the usual closure fastening means.

In testimony whereof 1 have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

YOLE SAYNSCH.

Witnesses: Y

MAX VVELLnRsoN, T. RICHARD PRATER.

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